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Seven brought to shore after canoe partially swamps off Kihei

Seven people were brought to shore Tuesday after a double-hull outrigger canoe partially swamped about 200 yards offshore of South Maui, according to the Maui Fire Department. Firefighters and ocean safety officers responded to a location near the 300 block of South Kihei Road at 8:25 a.m. and found multiple people in the water. Ocean safety officers operating personal watercraft and a U.S. Coast Guard crew picked up two juveniles and five adults and ferried them to shore. Other paddlers remained with the canoe to bail out water and return it to the beach. The group included Maui ...

Tree falls on vehicle on Hana Highway, injures five

Five visitors were hurt Tuesday after a tree fell onto their vehicle along the Hana Highway near mile marker 9, according to the Maui Fire Department. Firefighters responded at 2:33 p.m. and found a tree had fallen onto a passing vehicle with five occupants. One person suffered a head ...

Brush fire along Piilani Highway quickly contained

Firefighters put out a brush fire Tuesday evening along the Piilani Highway at Piikea Avenue in Kihei. According to the Maui Fire Department, firefighters responded at 5:33 p.m. and found a brush fire burning on the east side of the highway. Crews deployed hose lines and brought the blaze ...

Photo of the Day: A new day has come

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

A milestone in recovery: Ae‘o reclassified from endangered to threatened

The ae‘o, or Hawaiian stilt, has taken a major step toward recovery after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reclassified the bird from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The change, announced this month and published in the Federal Register, follows more than five ...

Man, 49, convicted on 16 child sexual assault counts

A jury deliberated for less than two hours Thursday before convicting Roberto Omar Morales Andrade, 49, of Lahaina on 16 counts of sexual assault involving a child. According to a news release, the verdict followed a two-week trial before Second Circuit Judge Kirsten M. Hamman. The jury found Morales Andrade guilty of eight counts of first-degree sexual assault and eight counts of third-degree sexual assault. Evidence presented at trial showed Morales Andrade used his position of trust and access to isolate and repeatedly abuse the child beginning in 2014, when the child was 9 years ...